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Raglan Surf Co
Raglan Surf Co, also Raglan Surf Company, is a family surf shop at 7 Wainui Road, Raglan, New Zealand, founded 1992 by shaper Craig Hughes and Liz Hughes; known for Hughes Surfboards, rentals, lessons, and its Allpress coffee bar.
Ragnar Frisch
Ragnar Frisch was a Norwegian economist at the University of Oslo who coined econometrics, co-founded the Econometric Society, and shared the first Nobel economics prize in 1969.
Ragnar Granit
Ragnar Granit was a Finnish-born Swedish physiologist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries about the eye's visual processes, especially retinal responses.
Ragnar Hovland
Ragnar Hovland is a Norwegian author, translator, and publishing consultant, born in Bergen in 1952, whose prolific Nynorsk works span most genres and earned the 2012 Aschehoug Prize.
Ragnar Klavan
Ragnar Klavan (born 1985) is an Estonian former centre-back for Augsburg, Liverpool (53 apps, 2016-18), and Cagliari, 130-cap Estonia captain, retired December 2024 to run for Estonian FA president.
Ragnar Lodbrok
Ragnar Lodbrok (Ragnarr loðbrók), the legendary 'Hairy-Breeches' Viking king of 9th-century saga and Latin sources, father of Ivar, Bjorn Ironside, and Ubba; a composite legend, not a verified historical figure.
Ragnar Lothbrok (Vikings)
Ragnar Lothbrok, the protagonist of Michael Hirst's History series Vikings (2013-2020), played by Travis Fimmel: a farmer-turned-king drawn from the 13th-century Icelandic sagas of the semi-legendary Viking leader.
Ragnar Malm
Ragnar Malm (Karl Oskar Ragnar Malm, 'Ragge'), Swedish road cyclist 1893–1959, won Olympic team road race gold 1912, silver 1920, bronze 1924, plus 19 Swedish titles and five Mälaren Rundt wins.
Ragnar Nilsson
Nils Ragnar Nilsson (1903–1981) was a Swedish chemist and microbiologist whose demonstration of phosphoglyceric acid in yeast was called the field's most important advance since 1905.
Ragnar Skanaker
Ragnar Skanåker (Karl Ragnar Skanåker, born Eriksson, 8 June 1934) is a Swedish pistol shooter who won four Olympic medals in 50 m free pistol across seven Games, 1972–1996, including 1972 Munich gold.
Ragnarök
Ragnarök (ragna rök, "final destiny of the gods"; Snorri's ragnarökkr, "twilight of the gods") is the Norse eschatological myth of the world's destruction and renewal, told in Völuspá and Snorri's Prose Edda, debated for Christian influence, with Iranian analogies and a proposed AD 536 climate link.
Ragnarok (comics)
Ragnarok (Codename Lightning) is Marvel Comics' cyborg clone of Thor, built by Tony Stark and Reed Richards from Thor's hair during Civil War (2006), killed Goliath, joined the Initiative and Dark Avengers, and was destroyed by the real Thor.
Ragnarok (TV series)
Ragnarok (Norwegian: Ragnarøk) is a Norwegian-language Netflix fantasy drama (2020–2023), created by Adam Price, about teenager Magne, the reincarnated Thor, battling the giant Jutul family in the polluted fictional town of Edda, filmed in Odda.
Ragnarok Online (라그나로크 온라인)
Ragnarok Online (라그나로크 온라인) is Gravity's Korean Norse-mythology MMORPG, launched commercially in Korea in 2002, expanded to dozens of countries, listed Gravity on NASDAQ, and spawned sequels and mobile spin-offs.
Ragnarsdrápa
Ragnarsdrápa is a 9th-century skaldic shield poem attributed to Norwegian poet Bragi Boddason, describing mythological scenes on a shield given by Ragnar and preserved in Snorri's Edda.
Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir
Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir (Ragga Ragnars), Icelandic swimmer born 1984 in Reykjavík, two-time Olympian (2004, 2008) in sprint freestyle, Icelandic record holder, later actress as Gunnhild in Vikings 2018–2020; distinct from the handball player of the same name.
Ragnhild Aamodt
Ragnhild Margrethe Aamodt (born 1980, Sarpsborg) is a Norwegian former handball right wing, 133 caps and 314 goals for Norway, Olympic gold 2008, European champion 2004, 2006, 2008, World silver 2007; clubs Skjeberg, GOG Svendborg, Ikast/Midtjylland, Sarpsborg.
Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
Ragnhild Øren Gulbrandsen (born 1977, Narvik), Norwegian footballer, Olympic gold 2000, 2007 World Cup Bronze Boot, 80 caps 30 goals, Trondheims-Ørn and Boston Breakers; distinct from Solveig Gulbrandsen and Ragnhild Gudbrandsen.
Ragnhild Haga
Ragnhild Haga (Ragnhild Gløersen Haga), born 1991, Norwegian cross-country skier; double Olympic gold medalist at Pyeongchang 2018 (10 km freestyle, 4x5 km relay) and first woman to win a 50 km World Cup race (Holmenkollen 2023); retired 2023.
Ragnhild Hveger
Ragnhild Hveger (Ragnhild Tove Hveger, 1920-2011), Danish swimmer nicknamed the Golden Torpedo; Olympic 400 m freestyle silver 1936, three 1938 European titles, 44 world records, 19 held at once in 1941; named Danish female athlete of the 20th century.
Ragnhild Jølsen
Ragnhild Jølsen (1875–1908) was a Norwegian novelist who published one book a year from 1903 to 1907, best known for the Gothic novel Rikka Gan (1904), and regarded as an original renewer of Norwegian literature.
RAGOCO trial
RAGOCO (NCT04424628), Radiotherapy 3 vs 6 Gy in Gonarthrosis and Coxarthrosis: Spanish noninferiority randomized trial by Fundacion GenesisCare comparing 3 Gy vs 6 Gy low-dose radiotherapy in 338 knee or hip osteoarthritis patients; interim ESTRO 2023 data show 3 Gy noninferior.
Ragon Institute
The Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard is a nonprofit immunology research institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2009, focused on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and cancer.
Ragout
Ragout (French ragoût, from ragoûter "revive the taste") is a slow-cooked stew of meat, poultry, or game in a seasoned sauce; distinct from Italian ragù pasta sauce and used in Dutch croquettes.
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: a narrative archetype in which a poor protagonist rises to wealth or status, found in Cinderella-type fairy tales (AT510), Horatio Alger's ~120 boys' books, and tested against sociological mobility data.
Ragtime
Ragtime is a syncopated American piano music genre popular c. 1890-1917, originating in African American communities; led by Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag, it preceded jazz and also names Doctorow's 1975 novel and the 1998 and 2025 Broadway musical.
Ragtime (film)
Ragtime (1981), also known as Miloš Forman's Ragtime, is an American drama adapted from E.L. Doctorow's 1975 novel, starring James Cagney and Howard E. Rollins Jr., with eight Oscar nominations and an 85% Tomatometer.
Ragtime (musical)
Ragtime is a 1996 musical by Flaherty, Ahrens, and McNally based on E.L. Doctorow's 1975 novel about three families in turn-of-the-century New York. It ran 834 performances on Broadway from 1998, won four Tonys, and its 2025 Lincoln Center revival won Best Revival at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Ragtime (novel)
Ragtime is E. L. Doctorow's 1975 Random House historical novel following three New York families, a WASP household, Jewish immigrant Tateh, and pianist Coalhouse Walker, alongside real figures like Houdini and Morgan; it won the first National Book Critics Circle fiction award and inspired a 1981 film and 1998 Broadway musical.
Ragù
Ragù, from French ragoût, is the Italian family of slow-cooked meat sauces for pasta; the two main versions are minced-meat, lightly tomatoed ragù alla bolognese, codified in 1982 and updated in 2023, and whole-cut, tomato-rich ragù napoletano.